139- Moxee: The Hops Capitol of the World

The History Of The Evergreen State

In Yakima County, the City of Moxee is situated between the Rattle Snake and Yakima mountains to the east of the Yakima River. A Catholic mission to the Yakamas was temporarily located in the Moxee area, which has long been a part of the Yakama Tribe's homeland. The 1860s saw the start of permanent non-Native settlement, and Moxee was established in 1867. Moxee's growth was aided by the Northern Pacific Railway's arrival in the Yakima Valley and the building of irrigation ditches, such as the Selah-Moxee Canal, which used water from the Yakima River to cultivate acres of land. Before 1930, Moxee—which incorporated in 1921—became the world's hops capital.
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